Postcode district · Llanelli
Crime in SA15
How much crime is recorded in SA15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 51,943 (2024)
SA15Postcode district · Llanelli
How safe is SA15
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA15, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SA15National
Violence and sexual offences36.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary9.59.1
Shoplifting9.28.4
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Public order6.34.6
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.